Károly Schaffer

Károly Schaffer (September 7, 1864, Vienna – October 16, 1939, Budapest) was a Hungarian anatomist and neurologist. He was born in Vienna. The axon projection from CA3 to CA1 neurons in hippocampus, Schaffer collateral, is named after him.

Károly Schaffer
Károly Schaffer
BornSeptember 7, 1864
DiedOctober 16, 1939 (1939-10-17) (aged 75)
NationalityHungarian
Scientific career
Fieldsanatomy
neurology

He was involved in the early studies of Tay–Sachs disease.

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